about mark houser

I think the best way to know me, is to share a snapshot of my
life and what really makes me tick. The other day a friend of mine and
I were helping another friend move. My friend's father had just taken a
12 hour bus ride
from Monterrey Mexico to be with his son, so he came with us. Daniel
told his father, who spoke no English, about the prison ministry I did
every weekend. He played his dad the first song off the CD "Sea of
Glass". Moments into the song "We Are The People" his father began
worshiping God in his own language, weeping and raising his hands in
praise. That's why I play music; in hopes that people will encounter
God. Whether I'm playing with a few friends or before 500 men in
prison, it is my obsession to glorify God through music.

I spent the majority of my life seeking the approval and
admiration of "man". I use to believe Christians were weak and Jesus
was a crutch to make them feel better. I defined myself by my exotic
cars, a big house, how much money I had in the bank. God knows exactly
what it will take to turn each of us around. Because I was a
"self-made" man of great pride, He had to bring me to my
knees,literally, to reach me and transform me. To make a long story
short, I unwittingly purchased a house, for myself and my two
teenagers, that was occupied by "spirits". My teenagers saw and heard
them, but since I didn't believe in that kind of thing, I passed it off
to adolescent imaginations. Only after they refused to come home from a
visit with their mother did I begin to take them seriously. The
"hauntings" were investigated and documented as authentic by a
television series called "The Other Side". I ended up selling the house
and losing thousands of dollars on it. During this whole episode, a
friend of mine began inviting me to her church, saying I had the power
to get rid of those spirits, in the name of Jesus. I did go to church
with that friend and was saved the first time I walked through the
doors. When one of the "evil spirits" appeared to my children and I in
our new home, we immediately dropped to our knees in prayer. We
witnessed an amazing display of the supernatural as angels appeared on
our ceiling and the demons were permanently cast out.

I decided then to sell my business, go to seminary and spend
the rest of my life serving God. I hope my music reflects my gratitude
to Him for turning my life around, before it was too late. I hope you
sense my passion in the music . . .